{"id":"F2011L00946","name":"Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Distance Learning) - Office of the MARA Notice MN23-11b of 2011","slug":"migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-distance-learning-office-of-the-mara-notice-mn2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86718,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00946-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","content":"# Migration Agents Regulations 1998\n\nMIGRATION AGENTS\n\n(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – DISTANCE LEARNING)\n\nOffice of the MARA NOTICE No. MN23-11b of 2011\n\nThe Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:\n\n(1) REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Distance Learning) Office of the MARA Notice MN18-11b of 2011, made on 29/04/2011; and\n\n(2) SPECIFIES the distance learning described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in Schedule A as an approved activity for the purposes of that clause:\n\n(a) with the status specified in column 4; and\n\n(b) having the value specified in column 5.\n\n(3) DECLARES the distance learning described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in the Schedule as a mandatory activity for the purposes of clause 7A and set out in column 6.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.\n\nDate of making: 31/05/2011\n\n(Debbie Bailey)\n\nDelegate\n\nPosition Number: 60005493","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE","content":"# SCHEDULE\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

ITEM

ACTIVITY

PROVIDER

STATUS

VALUE

MANDATORY

DISTANCE LEARNING – WITHOUT A FACILITATOR

PRIVATE STUDY

20157

Employer Nomination Scheme

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20158

Health and Character

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20159

Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20160

Unlawful Non-Citizens and Exclusions

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20161

Judicial Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20162

Merit Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20163

Skilled Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20164

Temporary Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20165

Student Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20166

Business Skills Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20167

Employer Nomination Scheme

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20168

Merits Review

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20169

Skilled Migration Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20170

Student Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20171

Temporary Business Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20172

Family Reunion Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20173

Accounts Management (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20174

Visitor Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20175

Student Visas: An Overview (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20176

Partner Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20177

Parent Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20178

Merits Review (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20179

Health Criteria (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20180

File Management (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20181

Ethics and Professional Practice (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20182

Bridging Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20183

Business Management (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20184

Citizenship (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20186

Accounts Management (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20187

Business Management (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20188

Ethics and Professional Practice (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20189

File Management (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20191

File Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20192

Accounts Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20193

Ethics and Professional Practice

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20194

Understanding the Code of Conduct (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

20195

Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20196

Business Management

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20197

Accounts Management

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20198

Ethics & Professional Practice

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20199

Unlawful Persons (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20200

Character Provisions (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20201

Introduction to Australian Legal Principles (Online)

Victoria University

Elective

1 point

20202

Fundamental Migration Procedures - Making or Review of an Australian Visa Application (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20203

Citizenship (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20204

Refugee and Humanitarian (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20205

Bridging Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20206

Judicial Review (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20207

Business Management

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20208

Resident Return (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20209

Time-Saving Immigration Practice Solutions on General Skilled Migration

Migration Precedents Australia

Core

1 point

20210

The Employer Nomination Scheme (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20211

Marketing for Migration Agents (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

20212

Resident Return Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20213

Business Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20214

Distinguished Talent Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20215

Remaining Relative Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20216

Temporary Business Sponsorship (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20217

File Management (Record Keeping, File Management and Relevant Professional Conduct)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20218

Carer Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20219

Child Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20220

Business Skills Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20221

English Language Requirements (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20222

Health Criteria (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20223

Temporary Business Sponsorship (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20224

Partner Visas (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20225

Parent Visas (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20226

Merits Review (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20227

File Management (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20228

Marketing for Migration Agents (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

20229

The Employer Nomination Scheme (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20230

Accounts Management (private study lecture)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20231

Judicial Review (private study workbook)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20232

Ethics and Professional Practice (private study workbook)

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20233

Parent Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

20234

Partner Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

20235

Child, Carer and Remaining Relative Visas (private study workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

20236

The Health Criteria (private study - workbook)

Migration Training Australia Pty Ltd

Core

1 point

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DISTANCE LEARNING – WITH A FACILITATOR

25000

Merits Review (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25001

Conducting a Merits Review Appeal at Review Tribunals (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25002

Accounts Management (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25003

File Management (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25004

Ethics and Professional Practice: Standards of Professional Conduct and Obligations to Clients (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25005

Marketing for Migration Agents (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

25006

Child Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25007

General Skilled Migration (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25008

Case Law Update (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25009

Student Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25010

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25011

Legal Research for Migration Agents (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

25012

Judicial Review (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25013

Immigration, Race and Culture (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

25014

Temporary Business Sponsorship (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25015

Health Criteria (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25016

Unlawful Non-Citizens (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25017

Bridging Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25018

Business Management (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25019

Partner Migration - Case Study Focus (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25020

Understanding IELTS (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

25021

Issues and Principles in Administration Law (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25022

The Employer Nomination Scheme (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25023

Current Issues in Skills Assessment (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25024

Partner Migration (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25025

Submission Writing (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25026

Recent Legislative Changes and Cases (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25027

Future Directions in Migration Law and Policy (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25028

Parent Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25029

Visitor Visas, Family Sponsored Visitor Visas and ETA's (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25030

Refugee, Humanitarian and Protection Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25031

The Character Provisions (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25032

Business Skills (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25033

Remaining Relative, Child and Carer Visas (with facilitator)

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

25034

Temporary Business Sponsorship (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25035

Business Management (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25036

Family Stream Visas (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25037

Professional Skills (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25038

Accounts Management (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25039

File Management (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25040

Citizenship and RRV (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25041

Ethics and Professional Practice (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

25042

General Skilled Migration (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25043

Concepts and Definitions (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25044

The Employer Nomination Scheme (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25045

Recent Changes and Case Law Updates (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

25046

Review Tribunals (with facilitator)

Fragomen Australia

Core

1 point

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